Irene Jensen
Professor, Senior | Docent
E-mail: irene.jensen@ki.se
Telephone: +46852483212
Visiting address: Nobels väg 13, 17177 Solna
Postal address: C6 Institutet för miljömedicin, C6 IIR Björklund, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- My current position is professor of corporate health and research director. I lead a research group that tries to understand mechanisms that create good work health and work ability. The aim of the research conducted in my group is to contribute to improve working conditions and environment for employers and employees where health, well-being and productivity goes hand in hand. Facilitating this supports the development of healthy work places. To enable the translation of research into practice my group work in close cooperation with partners, i.e. end users of our research results, organized as practice based research network. My special area of interest is work place interventions to prevent work related illness and the promotion of work ability. A further interest is work-health economics, an area where the economic aspects from an employer perspective is considered. I hold Sweden's first professorship in research on occupational healthcare methods, as well as a program support to develop this research area.
Commisons of trust
- Member of the Board of the National Research Center for the Work Environment (NFA), Copenhagen. Member of the Quality Council at the Agency for Work Environment (MynAK), 2018-ff Chairman of the committee at FORTE in the area of work organization 2015 - 2016 and from 2017 in the field of occupational health.
- Member of a scientific council and expert advisory board for the institute for evaluation of labour market and education policy
- Member of a scientific council and expert advisory board for the Ministry of social affairs, Swedish government concerning rehabilitation and sick leave Member of a scientific council and expert advisory board for the Ministry of Employment, Swedish government concerning work environment Scientific advisor within the AFA Insurance program Work & Health Member of the Scientific Council for the Development of Back Rehabilitation Centres in Stockholm County council Board member of the Swedish Society of Behavioural Medicine Member of Cochrane Collaboration Musculoskeletal Working Group on Back Pain. Member in an international task force Sex, gender and Pain within IASP. Member of expert group on sick leave in the the Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care. Member of an international expert group within EU of chronic back problems (COST). Co-chair within a task force in the EU Work Life 2000. Implementation and dissemination of guidelines.
Education
Psychologist, BSc. in 1985, Örebro University. PhD in medical science, personal injury prevention. Thesis ‘Non-specific spinal pain. Multidisciplinary intervention, a cognitive-behavioural approach’, 1993 at Karolinska Institute. Associate professor at Karolinska Institutet in 1999. Professor in personal injury prevention in 2004 and Professor in corporate health in 2011, at Karolinska Institutet. Lic. Psychotherapist in 2005.
Research
- The research is multidisciplinary and focused on developing and evaluating interventions in order to identify cost-effective methods for improving occupational health, and to scientifically study how methods can be implemented cost-effectively in society. Implementation of research findings in to society - so-called evidence-based practice (EBP) - is a relatively new and undeveloped research area. Implementation research is about studying processes for implementation and developing effective methods for changing and introducing new ways of working. Evaluation of implementation into everyday practice is essential and a tool for improving processes and compliance with new methods. Evaluation of implementation should include both process analysis, effect evaluation in terms of behavioral change and quality of performance, as well as measurement of the effects the intervention is expected to generate i.e employee sickness absence, lifestyle, health, etc. My research team has developed methods for cost-effective interventions for back pain and methods for reducing sick leave while increasing productivity in companies.
In 1997 professor Irene Jensen initiated the first scientific study on yoga in Sweden at the Karolinska institute, a pilot study on yoga as seconday prevention for unspciified spine problems. When she 14 years later followed it up with a larger study she had already initiated a chain of events that in 2010 had led to the implementation of MediYoga as regular rehab in the Swedish NHS.
Our research is conducted in close collaboration with occupational healthcare, the parties of the labor market, industry, insurance companies, municipalities, county councils, and more, as a prerequisite for successful implementation of new methods is that research is conducted close to those who will use the methods. I hold Sweden's first professorship in research on occupational healthcare methods, as well as a program support to develop this research area.
Research areas
- Back and neck pain
- Stress related illness and common mental disorders
- Rehabilitation
- Work site health promotion
- Psychosocial work environment
- Workers health
- Health economics
- Work health economics
- Implementation research
Teaching
- Min forskning är huvudsakligen inriktad på metoder för hälsofrämjande på arbetsplatsen. En stor del av forskningen har fokuserat på smärta och besvär från nacke/rygg, som är en av de dominerande orsakerna till långvarig sjukfrånvaro. Relationen mellan hälsa och arbete studeras utifrån antagandet att den anställdes hälsa (oberoende av orsak till ohälsa) påverkar arbetsförmåga och prestation och därmed produktiviteten i organisationen. Därför är det viktigt att finna kostnadseffektiva metoder för att förebygga och åtgärda ohälsa på arbetsplatsen. Genom att arbeta med detta skapas förutsättningar för människor att leva ett liv med god livskvalitet, både i privat- såväl som i arbetslivet.
Forskningen är tvärvetenskaplig och inriktad på att utveckla och utvärdera interventioner i syfte att identifiera kostnadseffektiva metoder för att förbättra arbetshälsan, samt att vetenskapligt studera hur metoderna kostnadseffektivt kan implementeras i samhället. Implementering av vetenskapligt belagda metoder - så kallad evidensbaserad praktik (EBP) - är ett relativt nytt och ännu oetablerat forskningsområde. Implementeringsforskning handlar om att studera processer för implementering och utveckla effektiva metoder för att förändra och föra in nya arbetssätt. Utvärdering av implementeringen är essentiell och blir ett redskap för att förbättra processer och följsamheten med nya metoder. Utvärderingar av implementering bör innehålla både process analys, effektmätning i form av beteendeförändring och kvalitet i utförande samt mätning av de effekter som interventionen/metoden förväntas generera på exempelvis anställdas sjukfrånvaro, livsstil, hälsa, etc. Genom att följa upp både process och effekt får man mer av ett helhetsperspektiv på en implementering.
Min forskargrupp har bland annat utvecklat metoder för kostnadseffektiv rehabilitering av långvariga ryggbesvär samt metoder för att kostnadseffektivt minska sjukfrånvaro och samtidigt höja produktiviteten i företag. Forskningen bedrivs i nära samarbete med företagshälsovård, arbetsmarknadens parter, industrin, försäkringsbolag, kommuner, landsting, med flera, eftersom en förutsättning för att framgångsrikt implementera nya metoder är att forskningen bedrivs nära de som skall bruka metoderna.
Research areas
Ryggbesvär Stress relaterad mental ohälsa Rehabilitering Hälsopromotion på arbetsplatsen Psykosocial arbetsmiljö Arbetshälsa
Hälsoekonomi
Arbetshälsoekonomi
Implementeringsforskning
Finansiering
FORTE
AFA
EU
Departement
MynAK
ECCR
Articles
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):1383Olsson C; Jensen I; Nybergh L; Bramberg EB; Ljungberg HT
- Article: STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 2025;50(2):406-418Olsson C; Toropova A; Jensen I; Bjorklund C
- Article: BMC PSYCHOLOGY. 2024;12(1):559Johansson F; Rozental A; Edlund K; Grotle M; Rudman A; Jensen I; Skillgate E
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(9):e0292109Ljungberg HT; Olsson C; Jensen I; Nybergh L; Bramberg EB
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(9):e0291551Olsson C; Ljungberg HT; Bramberg EB; Nybergh L; Jensen I
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(9):e072178Johansson F; Billquist J; Andreasson H; Jensen I; Onell C; Berman AH; Skillgate E
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2023;49(6):428-438Toropova A; Roedlund A; Bjoerklund C; Elinder LS; Jensen I; Kwak L
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(6):e0286819Wallberg M; Ljungberg HT; Bramberg EB; Nybergh L; Jensen I; Olsson C
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2022;17(1):59Kwak L; Toropova A; Powell BJ; Lengnick-Hall R; Jensen I; Bergstrom G; Elinder LS; Stigmar K; Wahlin C; Bjorklund C
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(4):e056489Edlund K; Sundberg T; Johansson F; Onell C; Rudman A; Holm LW; Grotle M; Jensen I; Cote P; Skillgate E
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2022;17(1):23Toropova A; Bjorklund C; Bergstrom G; Elinder LS; Stigmar K; Wahlin C; Jensen I; Kwak L
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(4):2431Jensen I; Arapovic-Johansson Z; Aboagye E
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(2):934Lohela-Karlsson M; Jensen I; Bjorklund C
- Article: STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 2021;46(12):2610-2628Jensen I; Bjorklund C; Hagberg J; Aboagye E; Bodin L
- Article: STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 2021;46(12):2556-2567Bjorklund C; Vaez M; Jensen I
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;49(7):741-749Johansson F; Cote P; Hogg-Johnson S; Rudman A; Holm LW; Grotle M; Jensen I; Sundberg T; Edlund K; Skillgate E
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS. 2021;20:16094069211032071Olsson C; Ljungberg HT; Bramberg EB; Jensen I; Nybergh L
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2021;16(6):e0253049Nybergh L; Bergstrom G; Jensen I; Hellman T
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(19):E7285-7285Arapovic-Johansson B; Jensen I; Wahlin C; Bjorklund C; Kwak L
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(15):E5283-5283Jensen IB; Bramberg EB; Wahlin C; Bjorklund C; Hermansson U; Karlson ML; Elinder LS; af Rosenschold PM; Nevala T; Carter N; Mellblom B; Kwak L
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(14):E5234-5234Van de Poll MK; Bergstrom G; Jensen I; Nybergh L; Kwak L; Lornudd C; Lohela-Karlsson M
- Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2020;77(7):454-461van de Poll MK; Nybergh L; Lornudd C; Hagberg J; Bodin L; Kwak L; Jensen I; Lohela-Karlsson M; Torgen M; Bergstrom G
- Article: BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 2020;20(1):124Axen I; Jensen I; Forslund EB; Grahn B; Jorgensen V; Opava CH; Bodin L
- Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2020;9(5):e16039Rasmussen CDN; Hojberg H; Larsen AK; Munch PK; Osborne R; Kwak L; Jensen I; Linnan L; Jorgensen MB
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2020;62(5):e180-e185Aboagye E; Gustafsson K; Jensen I; Hagberg J; Aronsson G; Marklund S; Leineweber C; Bergstrom G
- Article: CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES. 2020;28(1):19Eklund A; Hagberg J; Jensen I; Leboeuf-Yde C; Kongsted A; Lovgren P; Jonsson M; Petersen-Klingberg J; Calvert C; Axen I
- Article: MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 2020;46:102109Pico-Espinosa OJ; Aboagye E; Cote P; Peterson A; Holm LW; Jensen I; Skillgate E
- Article: MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. 2020;45:102070Skillgate E; Pico-Espinosa OJ; Cote P; Jensen I; Viklund P; Bottai M; Holm LW
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(3):E680-680Arapovic-Johansson B; Wahlin C; Hagberg J; Kwak L; Axen I; Bjorklund C; Jensen I
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2020;42(2):219-227Bramberg EB; Jensen I; Kwak L
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;17(1):E227-227Bostrom M; Bjorklund C; Bergstrom G; Nybergh L; Schafer Elinder L; Stigmar K; Wahlin C; Jensen I; Kwak L
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;19(1):1668Kwak L; Lornudd C; Bjorklund C; Bergstrom G; Nybergh L; Elinder LS; Stigmar K; Wahlin C; Jensen I
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;16(23):E4693-4693Bjorklund C; Hellman T; Jensen I; Akerblom C; Bramberg EB
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(10):e0223349Eklund A; Jensen I; Leboeuf-Yde C; Kongsted A; Jonsson M; Lovgren P; Petersen-Klingberg J; Calvert C; Axen I
- Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2019;35(8):678-685Pico-Espinosa OJ; Cote P; Hogg-Johnson S; Jensen I; Axen I; Holm LW; Skillgate E
- Article: SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PREVENTION AND POLICY. 2019;14(1):30Thorrisen MM; Skogen JC; Kjeken I; Jensen I; Aas RW
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(9):e0203029Eklund A; Jensen I; Lohela-Karlsson M; Hagberg J; Leboeuf-Yde C; Kongsted A; Bodin L; Axen I
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2018;40(14):1646-1653Busch H; Bramberg EB; Hagberg J; Bodin L; Jensen I
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2018;27(2):219-234Arapovic-Johansson B; Wahlin C; Hagberg J; Kwak L; Bjorklund C; Jensen I
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;18(1):257Lohela-Karlsson M; Nybergh L; Jensen I
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(12):e0187709Aboagye E; Hagberg J; Axen I; Kwak L; Lohela-Karlsson M; Skillgate E; Dahlgren G; Jensen I
- Article: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD. 2017;67(8):601-608Arapovic-Johansson B; Wahlin C; Kwak L; Bjorklund C; Jensen I
- Journal article: CHIROPRACTIC AND OSTEOPATHY. 2017;25(Suppl 1):36Kongsted A; Hestbaek L; Ammendolia C; Côté P; Southerst D; Schneider M; Budgell B; Bombardier C; Hawker G; Raja Rampersaud Y; Minder C; Peterson C; Kim Humphreys B; Gíslason HF; Salminen JK; Sandhaugen L; Storbråten AS; Versloot R; Rouge I; Newell D; Aartun E; Yu H; Côté P; Poulsen E; Goncalves GH; Roos EM; Thorlund JB; Juhl C; Eklund A; Jensen I; Lohela-Karlsson M; Hagberg J; Bodin L; Lebouf-Yde C; Kongsted A; Axén I; Dissing KB; Hartvigsen J; Williams C; Kamper S; Boyle E; Wedderkopp N; Hestbæk L; Meier ML; Schweinhardt P; Humphreys K; Miller A; Miller J; Miller A; Miller J; Miller A; Miller J; Taylor A; Way S; Wirth B; Schweinhardt P; Humphreys K; Alvarenga BAP; Botelho MB; Lara JPR; Veloso AP; Bergström C; Persson M; Mogren I; Janine Thöni B; Peterson C; Kim Humphreys B; Guillén D; Peterson C; Kim Humphreys B; Heritage D; Miller J; Byfield D; Newsam A; Byfield D; Toprak M; Alptekim HK; Turhan D; Mellars H; Miller J; Rix J; Dewhurst P; Rix J; Cooke C; Newell D; Alcantara J; Ohm J; Alcantara J; Alcantara J; Ohm J; Alcantara J; Field J; Newell D; Hanson H; Miller J; Mandy H; Derek L; Zicheng M; Han TY; Joyce M; Fuglkjær S; Dissing KB; Hestbæk L; Schweinhardt P; Wirth B; Peterson G; Humphreys BK; Raven TL; Lothe LR; Eken T; Serola R
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(9):e0184288Axen I; Kwak L; Hagberg J; Jensen I
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;17(1):436Bergstrom G; Lohela-Karlsson M; Kwak L; Bodin L; Jensen I; Torgen M; Nybergh L
- Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2017;90(4):335-348Bramberg EB; Nyman T; Kwak L; Alipour A; Bergstrom G; Elinder LS; Hermansson U; Jensen I
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2017;18(1):132Bramberg EB; Bergstrom G; Jensen I; Hagberg J; Kwak L
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;17(1):89Kwak L; Wahlin C; Stigmar K; Jensen I
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE. 2016;30(4):499-504Hellman T; Jensen I; Orchard C; Bergstrom G
- Article: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD. 2016;66(5):377-382Aboagye E; Jensen I; Bergstrom G; Hagberg J; Axen I; Lohela-Karlsson M
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE. 2016;30(3):309-315Hellman T; Jensen I; Bergstrom G; Bramberg EB
- Article: CHIROPRACTIC & MANUAL THERAPIES. 2016;24:3Eklund A; Jensen I; Lohela-Karlsson M; Leboeuf-Yde C; Axen I
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;15:1148Karlsson ML; Busch H; Aboagye E; Jensen I
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2015;37(6):499-505Hellman T; Jensen I; Bergstrom G; Busch H
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2015;15:79Bramberg EB; Klinga C; Jensen I; Busch H; Bergstrom G; Brommels M; Hansson J
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2015;47(2):167-173Aboagye E; Karlsson ML; Hagberg J; Jensen I
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2014;4(12):e005713Bohman T; Alfredsson L; Jensen I; Hallqvist J; Vingard E; Skillgate E
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION. 2014;24(2):278-286Bergstrom G; Hagberg J; Busch H; Jensen I; Bjorklund C
- Article: TRIALS. 2014;15:102Eklund A; Axen I; Kongsted A; Lohela-Karlsson M; Leboeuf-Yde C; Jensen I
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2014;56(1):35-46Kwak L; Hagstroemer M; Jensen I; Karlsson ML; Alipour A; Elinder LS
- Article: JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR. 2013;83(3):571-580Bjorklund C; Jensen I; Lohela-Karlsson M
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2013;55(12):1475-1483Karlsson ML; Bergstrom G; Bjorklund C; Hagberg J; Jensen I
- Article: JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION. 2013;26(4):411-419Alipour A; Bodin L; Bergstrom G; Jensen I
- Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2013;86(6):709-716Emdad R; Alipour A; Hagberg J; Jensen IB
- Article: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH. 2013;65(7):1166-1176Demmelmaier I; Bergman P; Nordgren B; Jensen I; Opava CH
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2013;55(7):752-760Bjorklund C; Lohela-Karlsson M; Jensen I; Bergstrom G
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(6):e67887Bryngelson A; Asberg M; Nygren A; Jensen I; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Journal article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2013;72:a766Åsenlöf P; Bergman P; Demmelmaier I; Jensen I; Nordgren B; Opava CH
- Article: BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 2012;12:105Axen I; Bodin L; Kongsted A; Wedderkopp N; Jensen I; Bergstrom G
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2012;65(4):454-461Axen I; Bodin L; Bergstrom G; Halasz L; Lange F; Lovgren PW; Rosenbaum A; Leboeuf-Yde C; Jensen I
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2012;2(6):e001704Bryngelson A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Jensen I; Lundberg U; Asberg M; Nygren A
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2012;34(2):110-118Bergstrom C; Jensen I; Hagberg J; Busch H; Bergstrom G
- Article: PAIN. 2011;152(8):1727-1733Busch H; Bodin L; Bergstrom G; Jensen IB
- Article: MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE. 2011;9(2):75-85Sjoquist ES; Brodin N; Lampa J; Jensen I; Opava CH
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2011;12:99Clustering patients on the basis of their individual course of low back pain over a six month periodAxen I; Bodin L; Bergstrom G; Halasz L; Lange F; Lovgren PW; Rosenbaum A; Leboeuf-Yde C; Jensen I
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2011;12:81Bergstrom C; Hagberg J; Bodin L; Jensen I; Bergstrom G
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2010;14(4):426-433Bergstrom G; Bergstrom C; Hagberg J; Bodin L; Jensen I
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2010;52(3):310-317Karlsson ML; Bjorklund C; Jensen I
- Article: PAIN. 2009;142(3):202-208Jensen IB; Busch H; Bodin L; Hagberg J; Nygren A; Bergstrom G
- Article: SPINE. 2009;34(4):413-418Alipour A; Ghaffari M; Shariati B; Jensen I; Vingard E
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2009;51(2):195-203Lohela M; Bjorklund C; Vingard E; Hagberg J; Jensen I
- Article: CHIROPRACTIC AND OSTEOPATHY. 2009;17:1Axén I; Jensen IB; Eklund A; Halasz L; Jørgensen K; Lange F; Lövgren PW; Rosenbaum A; Leboeuf-Yde C
- Article: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD. 2008;58(5):341-347Ghaffari M; Alipour A; Farshad AA; Jensen I; Josephson M; Vingard E
- Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2008;17(7):930-935Kivioja J; Jensen I; Lindgren U
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. 2008;51(5):372-379Alipour A; Ghaffari M; Shariati B; Jensen I; Vingard E
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2008;59(3):325-331Brodin N; Eurenius E; Jensen I; Nisell R; Opava CH
- Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2008;31(2):167-180Bergstrom G; Bjorklund C; Fried I; Lisspers J; Nathell L; Hermansson U; Helander A; Bodin L; Jensen IB
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2007;8:88Alipour A; Ghaffari M; Jensen I; Shariati B; Vingard E
- Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2007;16(5):731-738Saro C; Jensen I; Lindgren U; Fellander-Tsai L
- Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2007;64(4):279-287Bergstrom G; Bodin L; Bertilsson H; Jensen IB
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2007;16(1):76-93Bjorklund C; Grahn A; Jensen I; Bergstrom G
- Article: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH IN CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2007;21(1):93-108Jensen I; Harms-Ringdahl K
- Article: PAIN. 2006;125(3):244-256Berglund A; Bodin L; Jensen I; Wiklund A; Alfredsson L
- Article: SPINE. 2006;31(21):2500-2506Ghaffari M; Alipour A; Farshad AA; Yensen I; Vingard E
- Article: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD. 2006;56(7):455-460Ghaffari M; Alipour A; Jensen I; Farshad AA; Vingard E
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2006;103(23):1829-1839Jensen I; Bergström G; Bodin L; Ljungquist T; Nygren A
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION. 2006;16(2):173-184Heijbel B; Josephson M; Jensen I; Stark S; Vingard E
- Article: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. 2006;15(5):641-647Breen AC; van Tulder MW; Koes BW; Jensen I; Reardon R; Bronfort G
- Journal article: GENDER MEDICINE. 2006;3:s46Bjorklund C; Bergstrom G; Jensen I
- Article: INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED. 2005;36(8):935-940Kivioja J; Jensen R; Lindgren U
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION. 2005;15(2):167-176Heijbel B; Josephson M; Jensen I; Vingård E
- Article: PAIN. 2005;115(3):273-283Jensen IB; Bergström G; Ljungquist T; Bodin L
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2004;5(1):38Horneij EL; Jensen IB; Holmström EB; Ekdahl C
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2003;25(15):856-866Ljungquist T; Nygren Å; Jensen I; Harms-Ringdahl K
- Article: ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2003;13(1):66-72Berglund A; Alfredsson L; Jensen I; Bodin L; Nygren Å
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2003;35(2):69-75Ljungquist T; Jensen IB; Nygren Å; Harms-Ringdahl K
- Article: ALLERGY. 2002;57(8):687-693Nathell L; Larsson K; Jensen I
- Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2002;96(8):642-650Nathell L; Jensen I; Larsson K
- Article: PAIN. 2001;93(3):229-237Bergström G; Jensen IB; Bodin L; Linton SJ; Nygren Å
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2001;54(8):851-856Berglund A; Alfredsson L; Jensen I; Cassidy JD; Nygren Å
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2001;33(4):170-176Homeij E; Hemborg B; Jensen I; Ekdahl C
- Article: PAIN. 2001;91(1-2):65-78Jensen IB; Bergström G; Ljungquist T; Bodin L; Nygren Å
- Article: BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY. 2001;39(1):75-87Bergström G; Bodin L; Jensen IB; Linton SJ; Nygren Å
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2000;53(11):1089-1094Berglund A; Alfredsson L; Cassidy JD; Jensen I; Nygren Å
- Article: SPINE. 2000;25(21):2816-2823Jensen IB; Bodin L; Ljungqvist T; Bergström KG; Nygren Å
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 1999;3(3):261-273Bergström KG; Jensen IB; Linton SJ; Nygren Å
- Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 1999;4(3):214-232Ljungquist T; Harms-Ringdahl K; Nygren A; Jensen I
- Journal article: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 1998;27(3):114-123Bergström G; Jensen IB
- Article: PAIN. 1998;76(1-2):35-44Jensen IB; Bodin L
- Article: PAIN. 1998;75(1):101-110Bergström G; Jensen IB; Bodin L; Linton SJ; Nygren AL; Carlsson SG
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION. 1997;7(4):225-238Jensen IB; Dahlquist C; Nygren A; Royen E; Stenberg M
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION. 1997;7(1):33-43Haldorsen EMH; Jensen IB; Linton SJ; Nygren A; Ursin H
- Journal article: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 1997;26(1):36-45Jensen IB; Bergström G; Nygren ÅL; Dahlqvist C
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 1995;27(1):19-26JENSEN I; NYGREN A; GAMBERALE F; GOLDIE I; WESTERHOLM P; JONSSON E
- Journal article: PAIN. 1994;57(2):167-172JENSEN I; NYGREN A; GAMBERALE F; GOLDIE I; WESTERHOLM P
- Journal article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 1994;51(3):145-151JENSEN IB; NYGREN A; LUNDIN A
- Journal article: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 1993;22(3-4):139-145Jensen IB; Linton SJ
- Journal article: PAIN. 1989;39(3):267-274JENSEN IB; BRADLEY LA; LINTON SJ
- Journal article: PAIN. 1989;36(2):197-207LINTON SJ; BRADLEY LA; JENSEN I; SPANGFORT E; SUNDELL L
- Journal article: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 1987;16(4):167-174Linton SJ; Jensen I
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All other publications
- Review: SCIENTOMETRICS. 2021;126(4):3283-3301Aboagye E; Jensen I; Bergstrom G; Bramberg EB; Pico-Espinosa OJ; Bjorklund C
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021Johansson F; Côté P; Hogg-Johnson S; Rudman A; Holm L; Grotle M; Jensen I; Sundberg T; Edlund K; Skillgate E
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Johansson F; Côté P; Hogg-Johnson S; Rudman A; Holm LW; Grotle M; Jensen I; Sundberg T; Edlund K; Skillgate E
- Conference publication: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2020;15Kwak L; Bjorklund C; Bostrom M; Bergstrom G; Nybergh L; Elinder LS; Stigmar K; Wahlin C; Jensen I
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2019Rasmussen CDN; Højberg H; Larsen AK; Munch PK; Osborne R; Kwak L; Jensen I; Linnan L; Jørgensen MB
- Review: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2018;60(2):147-166Grimani A; Bergstrom G; Casallas MIR; Aboagye E; Jensen I; Lohela-Karlsson M
- Letter: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2013;86(6):723-724Emdad R; Alipour A; Hagberg J; Jensen IB
- Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2013;72:766Asenlof P; Bergman P; Demmelmaier I; Jensen I; Nordgren B; Opava CH
- Scholarly edition: 2012The relationship between psychosocial work factors, employee health and organisational production – a systematic reviewLohela Karlsson M; Björklund C; Jensen I
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2006;16:57-58Bergstrom G; Bjorklund C; Lisspers J; Nathell L; Hermansson U; Fried I; Helander A; Bodin L; Jensen I
- Conference publication: ICECOM 2005: 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLIED ELECTROMAGNETICS AND COMMUNICATIONS, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. 2005;:293-296An optimized stepped profiled horn with low cross polarization for a 20/30 GHz DVB-RCS terminalJensen I
- Review: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2004;32:109-151Hansson T; Jensen I
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2000;35(3-4):14Jensen IB; Bergström G; Bodin L; Ljungkvist T; Nygren Å
- Conference publication: RECENT ADVANCES IN INSULIN ACTION AND ITS DISORDERS. 1991;930:1-13BIOACTIVITY OF INSULIN ANALOGS FROM INVITRO RECEPTOR-BINDING TO INVIVO GLUCOSE-UPTAKEDREJER K; RIBEL U; KRUSE V; SORENSEN AR; JENSEN I; GAMMELTOFT S
- Conference publication: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 1973;:66JENSEN IA; BRANDBOR G; DEIN E
Grants
- Forte i sambarbete med Försäkringskassan1 December 2023 - 1 November 2026
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 December 2023 - 30 November 2026Research problem and specific questionsThe profession of publicly financed personal assistant provides opportunities for persons with disabilities (‘assistance users’) to participate fully in society. The profession has specific working conditions that make it essential to study from a health perspective: personal assistants work in various environments, they often work alone in the user’s home, under varying terms of employment depending on whether the assistance organizer is private, public, cooperative or the users themselves. Moreover, the profession has high levels of sickness absence, is female-dominated, low-waged, and requires no formal education. Therefore, research on how health and the work environment interact in this profession is necessary to ensure a sustainable working life. Previous research has highlighted the importance of employers (with responsibility for safety and health at work) in the return to work process.The aim is to examine personal assistants’ and their employers’ perceptions of facilitators and barriers for return to work after sickness absence due to common mental disorders (CMDs).Data and MethodThe project has a qualitative approach. Data will be collected through two semi-structured interviews three months apart with 20–25 personal assistants and 20–25 employers/ managers.Societal relevance and utilisationCMDs are common causes of sickness absence, and women have a higher risk of becoming sick-listed than men. The profession of personal assistants suffers from high sickness absence and various insecure working conditions. Knowledge should be translated into practical measures through collaboration, remain sensitive to the legal rights of assistance users, and be useful in employers’ occupational safety and health management.Plan for project realisationThe main costs consist of salaries for the projects’ researchers. Additional costs include fees for ethical review, transcription services, language review, and collaboration.
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 July 2020 - 30 June 2024
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2020 - 31 December 2023
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 September 2017 - 31 August 2019
- Managers in the Firing Line! A study of managers who have been subjected to bullying and/or managers who have been accused of bullyingAFA Insurance1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
- Work environment and performance in academia (Part 1)Karolinska Institutet1 January 2015 - 31 December 2016
- Network grant: Support to networks for interprofessional teams to develop evidence-based methodology in occupational healthcare...Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 July 2012 - 31 December 2013
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 March 2011 - 28 February 2017
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2011 - 31 December 2016
- Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy1 September 2009 - 30 June 2010
- A randomized cost-effectiveness trial of an early intervention to improve work ability in individuals with neck pain...Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2009 - 31 December 2011
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2009 - 31 December 2011
Employments
- Professor, Senior, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2025
- Professor, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2011-2024
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 1999